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PTI, PML-N face-off: Petition filed against political rallies in Lahore
Parties accused of littering Lahore’s Mall road with political banners, hindering business for shops.
PTI and PML-N gear up for political rallies in Lahore. PHOTO: AFP/FILE
LAHORE: Rana Muhammad Azeem, president of the Punjab union of journalists, has filed a petition in the Lahore High Court, asking the court to ban political rallies in Lahore.
Azeem has filed against Punjab chief minister Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistan Muslim League-N’s president Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf president, Imran Khan and Pakistan People’s Party senator Babar Awan.
Azeem accused the political parties of littering Lahore’s main business avenue Mall road with political banners, hindering business for shops along the road.
The petition accuses the chief minister, who is also the chairman of the Punjab parks and horticulture authority, of not collecting any dues owed to PHA for these banners.
Azeem has suggested taking down the banners, charging the involved parties double the fees and using the generated funds towards the Punjab dengue campaign instead.
In a growing political rivalry the PML-N and PTI have increased their activities in Lahore.
The PML-N is scheduled to take out a rally on October 28, led by Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif.
PML-N, in a meeting held on October 20, decided that “Shahbaz Sharif was capable of countering Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf’s (PTI) chairman, Imran Khan’s propaganda against the Sharif brothers”.
The PTI is also scheduled to hold a rally in Lahore in the coming days.
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A Good & senseable move
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well done…!!!!
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You failed to mention the date of PTI’s rally, while clearly mentioning the date of PML-Ns rally. PTI’s rally was announced before PML.Recommend
Have either of the parties that claim to be bringing a revolution in the country paid their dues for holding their rallies? Will the taxpayer pay for cleaning up the mess in public spaces and providing them with security through the police? Not to mention the disruption to businesses? Sham revolution, just more of the same!
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PML-N, the so called “democrats”, are taking legal cover to stop PTI.Recommend
Well its really good that rally organizers should bear all the costs, in that sense petition is very good.But the time chosen for the petition gives an impression that petition is filed on behalf of PML-N, who themselves are expert in publicity campaigns and are well versed in using media. This may be a tactic on their part to counter PTI popularity.
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@tightdhoti sahib!!! revolutions do not occur at home. people have to give sacrifices. do you think pmln had spared pti if they did not have paid the dues for doing their jalsa. about the economy; if there is no one on the streets to pressurize government i am sure it’s gonna deteriorate in future. point is simple if you wanna bring a change, you have to pay the price. revolutions never come in drawing rooms. however i agree to your position about this whole publicity thing, but again if government does that pti cannot afford to ignore it. it should be banned for all the parties.
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PTI is holding Jalsa with the permission of Dist Govt.while PML-N rally on streets disturbing traffic.
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nice move..
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@ Tight Dhoti, protests and rallies are part of the democratic system and thus are not liable to pay any dues for organising rallies and protests. As for dues to be collected by PHA they are supposed to be paid by commercial interests and not political parties as they are doing their activities for public interest. Go read the PHA’s Notification with regard to this issue
http://www.phalahore.com/marketing/notification-advertisement
The Tax Payer is already paying for the services of cleaning up and this should not be classified as an additional task, it is part of their routine operations. So no its not more of the same its better to know the facts before you luanch any tirade on a public forum!!!!!!
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No stopping for PTI now.Recommend
This is a cheap move to counter the growing threat of PTI to its popularity in Punjab.Recommend
i fail to understand what business has to take place on the Mall road on sunday for a start and secondly the jalsa organized by the PTI is NOT on the Mall road….
PML-N should rightly be accused for all the fuss on the mall road and the loss the businessmen might face on behalf of the rally on Friday!!Recommend
Easy route for you PML-N ,” Accept PTI as an equal rival, negotiate, enter into alliance & struggle against the corruption..Recommend
@Hassan: Cleaning up after thousands of people congregate for a protest is part of the “routine” task? yeah right.
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PTI’s netwarriors have swarmed the World wide web for too long like hornets .Lets us see how they turn out in the public Jalsa of Imran . I strongly suggest to let themhave a free hand . The fact is so obvious, Imran and his followers donot stand a chance against the mighty Sharif brothers .Proof : they lost all the byelections .Recommend
In a democracy where all political parties accept constitution and rule of law, talking about revolution is absurd.
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I agree to the complainant’s concerns. But it also needs to be realized that unless people come on the roads in the short-term, complainant won’t even have half of the current business in the long run. His business growth is directly correlated with national economic growth and current govt’s performance on that front is dismal. So while it is painful, it is necessary nonetheless.
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”The PML-N is scheduled to take out a rally on October 28” and ”The PTI is also scheduled to hold a rally in Lahore in the coming days”.
Dont you know when is the Jalsa of PTI? If not, then it is on 30th of October at Minar-e-Pakistan. Please note it down when you want to write next report:-)
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It’s a temporary thing. People love going to court for petty reasons these days.
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PMLN or Punjab Govt can’t stop the change by these cheap tactics. Change is bound to occur. Malafide intentions on part of ET are also visible by not mentioning the date of PTI jalsa.
But nothing can push PTI back
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ET is purely biased towards PML-N; Take my words!!
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Funny how you forgot the date of the PTI rally. It’s on the 30th. At Minaar-e-Pakistan. 2 p.m.Recommend
Let them fight out for the throne of Lahore and pave way for PPP, PML-Q open and few seats for MQM in South. Keep it up Imran.Recommend
Takht e lahore is shaking. PML(n) are using cheap methods to stop PTI,s tsunami on 30th Oct at minar e pakistan. But i can assure u looking at the lahore atmosphere they will miserebly fail.
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How much of an organised rally can it be for PML-N if they have only just announced the date? PTI have well organised the event and PML-N as usual are trying to copy PTI. Sorry, but by the Grace of Allah, Imran Khan beats you every time!!! Inshallah, Lahore will decide on 30th October :) ! Media guys, please be impartial and report both sides!
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to all those saying that the petitioner has taken a bold and sensible step i say think again. for the better future i ‘d willingly sacrifice my present. and what do you think PTI is doing. lets not talk about PML N.. the whole country now know that they are not the solution to our problems. what good are we doing to our country any ways ( when we are not blocking roads or calling for jalsa jaloos) ? so what is wrong with you guys know that finally some has taken a bold step to stop the dirty minded people who has taken billions and billions of dollars, has done unmatched corruption and still trying to use our blood and money for their own personal agendas? do you think the zardari’s, the gillani’s the shareefs are the solutions to our problems? for the love of country wake up and just think about pakistan for ONCE at least.. let Imran khan say what he wants to say. lets just support him for once and see what others are capable of doing. its only thanks to Imran khan that he has waken up the shareefs to speak against this government otherwise we all know that they were playing until very recently the role of friendly opposition. so lets at least give imran khan the credit for this
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Don’t you think guys PML-N is in govt. in Punjab and its GO ZARDARI GO Rally shouldn’t be held in Punjab? Isn’t it solely to counter the growing popularity of PTI?Recommend
PTI believes that we are equal responsible for this situation by not casting our vote on election day , So we dont have right to critize these unjust politicians This movement is also spreading awarness to realise the value of our vote.
It does nt matter if we fail this time, we will try again & again & again, This is what our Religion and Country demand from us.
Good Luck Imran and thanks for being there to fulfill the empty slot of leadership !Recommend
PTI is out there to save the country. If you think that by protesting they are hindering your bussiness then i am sorry brother but saving country is far more important than your individual bussiness. Secondly, they are protesting for one day and not closing down shops by force or anythingRecommend
Imran was in the forefront of the campaign in support of ‘qaum ki beti’ (the nation’s daughter) but not a single tear was shed by him in public when the nation’s son Saleem Shahzad was brutally murdered in the line of duty. He opened his guns against the civilian government after Osama bin laden was eliminated by the US commandos in Abbottabad; however, no salvos were fired against the security establishment for the safe housekeeping of OBL in the first place and then not being able to protect the valued asset. Similarly, he never questioned the role of behind-the-scenes operators in the wake of the Raymond Davis affair nor could he mutter a single word over the militants’ attack on the Mehran Base while he was busy in his dharna (sit-in) over drone attacks against those militants.
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Buck up PTI! — Nice to see that they are challenging PMLN in its strong hold and PMLN is surely nervous. This rally is a sign of nervousness (as often done by MQM) ….Surely things have changed in last couple of years.
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